Training Programs

About Our Training Programs

Our training programs are designed to help you grow as a dancer through consistency, structure, and personal guidance. While drop-in classes are great for variety, training programs offer a deeper experience with weekly progression, focused feedback, and a supportive small-group environment.

Upcoming Programs

Explore our current and upcoming training opportunities below. Programs vary in style, level, and focus throughout the year.

Jazz & Contemporary Foundations | 6-Week Beginner Training Program

Build your confidence and technique through the fundamentals of jazz and contemporary dance. Perfect for adults with 0–2 years of experience who want to strengthen their foundations, improve musicality, and move with more confidence.

By the end of this 6-week program, you’ll pick up choreography faster, feel more in tune with the music, and dance with more strength and ease, all in a focused, small group setting with personalized feedback.

Program Details

Build your technique, confidence, and expression through the core principles of jazz and contemporary dance. This program is perfect for dancers who want to strengthen their basics while exploring movement that’s both technical and expressive.

You’ll work on posture, balance, and alignment, learn how to turn and leap safely, and explore dynamics, flow, and performance quality. Each week includes technique drills and a short phrase that applies what you’ve learned, leading up to a longer integrated combo that ties it all together.

By the end of this program, you’ll feel more confident picking up choreography, have a stronger sense of musicality, and move with greater clarity and control, all while training in a small, supportive group with consistent feedback. Ideal for dancers with 0–2 years of experience looking to build solid foundations and accelerate their growth.

Info & Schedule

Saturdays, 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM
October 25 to November 29 (6 weeks)
1.5-hour weekly sessions

Pricing

$130 for the full 6-week program
$240 total if also enrolled in the Hip Hop & Street Foundations program

Instructor

Main instructor: Lesley MacLean
Occasional guest or substitute instructors may cover if needed

NOTES & POLICIES

No refunds once the program begins.
Programs require full commitment (no drop-ins) to ensure group progression and consistency.
If an instructor is unavailable, a substitute will be arranged to maintain program flow.
Refunds, makeups, and attendance follow standard House of Eights Training Program policies.
You may still register if you know in advance you’ll miss a session, but no credits or discounts will be provided.
If House of Eights cancels a session (e.g. weather or instructor illness), a make-up session will be offered.
If a program has visiting instructors, and a visiting instructor cannot be rescheduled, a $50 refund will be issued.

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